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Thursday, July 9, 2020
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Thursday, July 9, 2020
Russia appoints new special envoy to Middle East peace process
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleRussia appoints a new special representative to the Middle East peace process. Vladimir Safronkov, who currently serves as Moscow’s deputy ambassador to the UN in New York, will replace Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry welcomes the appointment. “We have come to know Ambassador Safronkov as a thorough and serious colleague. We will continue to collaborate with him in his new capacity, as we have done with his predecessors,” it says in a statement.
— Raphael Ahren
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